Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-04-20
TIRE GUIEE-TRASKtL AFERAY.
JOhn QuiHn attempts 10 shoot Sol
Framkei because lie VIII Not
Settle with Him.

Fr0hket lie VIII MOI
Settle With Him.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENrrNEL.l
SAN Francisco, April 19.--Among the
passengers on the Central Pacific overland
yesterday morning, bound for this city
was Sol FrsnkeI, a member OF the Virgins
City stock brokiDg firm, which last No
vember failed for a million dollars. An
other passenger on the train was John
Quinn, roughly dressed and of a most de-
termined countenance. Still another pas
senger was Abner 8. Mann, the popular
ticket agent Of the Southern Pacific Com
psny, who was returning from q trip to
winnemucca. and never for q moment i'm
sgined how soon he WAS to become Q con-
spicuous actor in q drama that may yet be
Of q tragic sort. The morning sun was
but above the horizon when the attempted
murder Of Frankel by Quinn was frus-
trated by the cool presence OF mind dis
played by Mann.
To an Alta reported Mr.. Frankel made
the following statement: I was on the
train coming to San Francisco from Vir-
ginis City, and about q quarter past 6
o'clock ! went out IN the platform OF q
Pullman to catch o breath Of fresh air and
take q look at the scenery. I had not been
on the platform but o moment, when /
saw a man come out of the adjoining car,
and cross over the platform to where /
was. The man was John Quinn, o rough
and troublesome character from Virginia
City. When I saw him l opened the door
Of my car and walked in. Quinn fol-
lowed me in and sat down by my side. He
said he wanted me to pay him what was
due him. I told him I couldn't pay, as I
had not q cent. He vas urgent for some
kind of q settlement, and l again told him
ii was impossible for Q man without q dol
lar to his name to make q settlement.
Quinn then jumped mp, and thrusting his
hand into the front right-hsnd pocket OF
his pants, drew q cooked revolver on me,
as he exclaimed: "You will settle with
me, or" before he could finish his re-
mark or fire, q gentleman sitting near by
sprang across the car M grabbed the
pistol with one hand, and with the other
caught Quinn by the throat. ] had no
weapon Of any kind with me, nor have /
ever carried any. After Quinn was dis
armed / went into the resding-room and
have not seen him since, though / know
he has followed me to the city.
Was Quinn q heavy creditor2 He sp.
pears to have been . pressing one. queried
the reporter.
/ don't know. 1t seems he had 100 shares
Of Ophir the day we failed, which he had
limited to $50, and at which figure we
closed it out.
Has he ever troubled you before?
Yes, some Elk or seven weeks ago he
came to me and swore that if / did NOT
settle with him then and there he would
kill me. I told him to shoot away. if it
would be any satisfaction for him. l
couldn't give him money, and ii he
killed me ID would be an easy way for
me out OF my difficulty, for it
would settle my accounts with the world.
I didn't care il he did kill me. I felt as if
/ wanted to be killed. continued Mr..
Frankel, as he nervously paced the floor,
and his worn and haggard face spoke far
more convincingly than the bitter empha-
sis OF bis words.
Mr.. Mann was seen shortly after by Q
reporter. He said: II was by the merest
chance l sat In the body Of the coach. 1t
was quite early in the morning, and We
were not very far from Sacramento. l
had Just purchased q newspaper and went
to my section to read. / think there was
a gentleman near by al the time; some one
/ WAS not acquainted with. / had been
reading but q few minutes when / heard the
voices near me OF two persons in earnest
conversation. / had not heard them come
into the car, and / looked up in some sur
| prise. One man was rather short, OF dark
complexion. and wearing q black beard.
I didn't know who he was at first, but
afterwards learned that he was Sol Fran.
| KEEL. The other man was nearly six feet
| tall / should judge. rather dark. with
iron gray hair and n closely trimmed mus.
tAche. The two men were talking, as ]
| SAID, very earnestly. The tall man, whom
| you say was Quinn, was evidently tryinR
TO make Frankel pay him some money
| I paid no attention to their conversation
| until Quinn demanded an immediate
settlement, and Frapkel replied that he
| had no money and could make no settle
| ment. The men both seemed agitated,
and | felt there was going to be trouble,
| Quinn asked hat Frankel at least make
partial payment. By this time both men
were standing, and / got up. too. Fran
kels face suddenly turned as white as
chalk, and he half stepped backwards. one
hand clutched the back Of the seat, and
the other partially raised as II to wa I'd of
impending danger. Quicker than it takes
to tell it, Quinn thrust his hand into hi
pocket, and as he did 80 I saw the butt O.
q pistol, and make a spring for him. By
good luck l caught the weapon about the
hammer and trigger guard with one hand
and grabbed at Quinn's throat will
the other. The pistol was already levelled
and cooked. but it did not explode. With th'
assistance OF a gentleman near at hand
Quinn was induced to give up the weapon
Meanwhile Frsnkel had disappeared, and
he did not show up again during the trip
Do you think Quinn Is q crank, or was
he under the influence Of liquor?
Crazy. not a bit Of it. He was the cool
est and most determined man / ever saw
Such q wicked expression on q human face,
az was on his, when he tried TO fire thai
| pistol, and when we dissrmed him he was
az quiet as q lamb. But you could see
| that he meant that Frankel should settle
or die. talked with him aiterward, and
he impressed me A. being q man with .
iust grievance. He said that Frankel
a-ad Him GS 500. and that hia family are